Furman Rallies to defeat College of Charleston

MT. PLEASANT, SC‹ It was the duo of Furman¹s Nicole Malseed and Sarah Tollick that enabled Furman to come from behind and defeat the College of Charleston women¹s soccer team 3-2 in double overtime today in Mt. Pleasant in the final game of the Farewell to Remley¹s Point Tournament.

The Cougars went on the board first after Alison Davies netted the assist from Sarah Keen at the 43:46 mark. The score would remain that way going into the second half.

The College of Charleston started the second half strong, scoring fairly early at 52:06 when Sarah Keen took the wide open shot from Alison Davies¹ pass as the Cougars took the 2-0 lead. Things turned around for Furman As Kaye Brownlee put points on the board at 63:49 when she had the unassisted goal. It was all Furman after that. Just five minutes later (68:53) the Paladins would tie it up when Sarah Tollick passed to Nicole Malseed who got the ball in the net.

After a scoreless first overtime the Cougars would let the game winner slip by them at 106:59 as the Nicole Malseed took the game-winning shot from the assist again from Sarah Tollick.

With the win Furman goes to 9-1 and 3-0 in the Southern Conference, while the Cougars go to 5-5-1 and 1-2 in the conference. The next game for the College of Charleston will be Oct. 1, when the Cougars host Chattanooga at Remley¹s Point at 7:00 pm.

courtesy College of Charleston Sports Information